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NASA’s Jonny Kim Heads to Space With Russian Crew on Soyuz MS-27
Soyuz MS-27 launched early on April 8, 2025, carrying NASA astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the International Space Station. After docking with the Prichal module, the trio joined Expedition 72 for an eight-month mission involving scientific experiments, station maintenance, and planned spacewal...
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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"Expect Space Docking In Few Days, Satellites In Good Health": ISRO Chief
India's first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed.
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India Delays First Space Docking Test of SpaDeX Satellites Until January 9, Requires 'Further Validation'
ISRO has postponed its first-ever space docking attempt under the SpaDeX mission, now scheduled for January 9, 2025. The delay is due to the identification of an abort scenario during ground simulations, which requires further validation before proceeding. The mission involves the automated docking of two satellites in low Earth orbit and is a crit...
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'Ballet In Space': How India Is Planning Historic Docking Experiment
India will conduct a space-docking experiment in space for the first time. This can also be referred to as "ISRO's Ballet in Space", or an "Antariksh jugalbandi".
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ISRO 2025 Calendar: Space Docking, Gaganyaan, NISAR and Private PSLV Launch
ISRO is set for a milestone year in 2025, with a series of high-profile space missions. The year will begin with the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) scheduled for January 7, aimed at testing critical docking capabilities for future space missions. Following this, the NVS-02 satellite, which will replace the NavIC satellite system, is expected to ...
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With SpaDeX Launch For In-Space Docking, ISRO Ends 2024 On A High Note
The skies over Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, were lit up at 10 pm Monday with the 62nd launch of the PSLV. The 25-hour countdown which started on Sunday, ended with the rocket lifting off from the First Launch Pad at this spaceport.
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ISRO Successfully Launches Two SpaDeX Satellites, Completes Space Docking Test Flight
India has launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, using the PSLV-C60 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The mission involves deploying two spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate docking technology and power transfer between satellites. Advanced payloads, including imaging systems and radiation monitors, w...
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ISRO's SpaDeX Mission A First Step For India To Set Up Its Own Space Station
Only three countries in the world - United States, Russia, and China - have the ability to carry out docking of two spacecraft or satellites in outer space. India is now on the cusp of achieving that feat.
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SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS: Here's Everything You Need to Know
SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission successfully arrived at the International Space Station on September 29, 2024, after a one-day orbital journey. The Crew Dragon capsule, named Freedom, carried NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. This mission is significant, not only for being the first human spaceflight launched from Space ...
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NASA Delays SpaceX Mission to Prioritise Fixing Space-Stuck Boeing Starliner
NASA has pushed its next astronaut mission by a month because it needs to first fix the Boeing Starliner, that is presently docked to the International Space Station (ISS), unable to make a return to Earth. For now, NASA's next astronaut mission named Crew-9 has been planned for 'not earlier than' September 24.
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Boeing Starliner Crew Aboard Space Station After Challenging Docking
A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks.
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SpaceX Crew Including Russian Cosmonaut Welcomed Aboard Space Station Ahead of Five-Month Mission
SpaceX's four-member Crew Dragon team reached the International Space Station on Thursday, ahead of a five-month science mission. The team includes a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit. The inclusion of Anna Kikina, the lone female cosmonaut in active service with Russian space agency Roscosmos, was a sign of contin...
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Four-Member SpaceX Crew Safely Docks With International Space Station
A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday to begin a five-month science mission.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
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NASA’s Jonny Kim Heads to Space With Russian Crew on Soyuz MS-27
Soyuz MS-27 launched early on April 8, 2025, carrying NASA astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the International Space Station. After docking with the Prichal module, the trio joined Expedition 72 for an eight-month mission involving scientific experiments, station maintenance, and planned spacewal...
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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"Expect Space Docking In Few Days, Satellites In Good Health": ISRO Chief
India's first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed.
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India Delays First Space Docking Test of SpaDeX Satellites Until January 9, Requires 'Further Validation'
ISRO has postponed its first-ever space docking attempt under the SpaDeX mission, now scheduled for January 9, 2025. The delay is due to the identification of an abort scenario during ground simulations, which requires further validation before proceeding. The mission involves the automated docking of two satellites in low Earth orbit and is a crit...
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'Ballet In Space': How India Is Planning Historic Docking Experiment
India will conduct a space-docking experiment in space for the first time. This can also be referred to as "ISRO's Ballet in Space", or an "Antariksh jugalbandi".
-
ISRO 2025 Calendar: Space Docking, Gaganyaan, NISAR and Private PSLV Launch
ISRO is set for a milestone year in 2025, with a series of high-profile space missions. The year will begin with the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) scheduled for January 7, aimed at testing critical docking capabilities for future space missions. Following this, the NVS-02 satellite, which will replace the NavIC satellite system, is expected to ...
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With SpaDeX Launch For In-Space Docking, ISRO Ends 2024 On A High Note
The skies over Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, were lit up at 10 pm Monday with the 62nd launch of the PSLV. The 25-hour countdown which started on Sunday, ended with the rocket lifting off from the First Launch Pad at this spaceport.
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ISRO Successfully Launches Two SpaDeX Satellites, Completes Space Docking Test Flight
India has launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, using the PSLV-C60 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The mission involves deploying two spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate docking technology and power transfer between satellites. Advanced payloads, including imaging systems and radiation monitors, w...
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ISRO's SpaDeX Mission A First Step For India To Set Up Its Own Space Station
Only three countries in the world - United States, Russia, and China - have the ability to carry out docking of two spacecraft or satellites in outer space. India is now on the cusp of achieving that feat.
-
SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS: Here's Everything You Need to Know
SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission successfully arrived at the International Space Station on September 29, 2024, after a one-day orbital journey. The Crew Dragon capsule, named Freedom, carried NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. This mission is significant, not only for being the first human spaceflight launched from Space ...
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NASA Delays SpaceX Mission to Prioritise Fixing Space-Stuck Boeing Starliner
NASA has pushed its next astronaut mission by a month because it needs to first fix the Boeing Starliner, that is presently docked to the International Space Station (ISS), unable to make a return to Earth. For now, NASA's next astronaut mission named Crew-9 has been planned for 'not earlier than' September 24.
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Boeing Starliner Crew Aboard Space Station After Challenging Docking
A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks.
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SpaceX Crew Including Russian Cosmonaut Welcomed Aboard Space Station Ahead of Five-Month Mission
SpaceX's four-member Crew Dragon team reached the International Space Station on Thursday, ahead of a five-month science mission. The team includes a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit. The inclusion of Anna Kikina, the lone female cosmonaut in active service with Russian space agency Roscosmos, was a sign of contin...
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Four-Member SpaceX Crew Safely Docks With International Space Station
A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday to begin a five-month science mission.
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China’s Tianzhou-4 Cargo Vessel Docks With Under-Construction Space Station Ahead of Crew Arrival Next Month
Chinese cargo vessel Tianzhou-4 docked with country’s under-constriction space station ahead of a three-person crew’s arrival next month. The spacecraft was slung into space from the Wenchang Launch Base in the southern island province of Hainan. Chinese state media said it docked with the station about seven hours later on Tuesday.
